When
I first had the idea of creating patterns that I call Belle Epoque 2
I had the feeling that they would, in addition to having a fast
repeat and a small-scale, be relatively complex in the motifs that
are used. In the event, I now realise, my patterns, although
following my ideas, our less complex than I had at first visualised
and, to an extent, more open in their layout that I had intended.

Of
course, it is difficult to suddenly change the way that one works
although I intend to try and do this with future patterns but this
design demonstrates very well, I think, where I am in the design
process at the moment. It is a small motif at a relatively
small-scale although the result is to produce something that is quite
open and does not have the contrasting colour but I had hoped would
be a feature of my new Belle Epoque 2.

However,
the pattern is created and I want you to be able to see it and so I
have created this swatch and I will use this for soft furnishing and
perhaps try and think about what I have said above to help steer me
in my future surface pattern designs.

If you wish, you can also see larger versions of this and, of course, my other designs and patterns for interiors on my Flickr page, a link to which is here.

Having
been able, at last, to produce a set that enables me to showcase
fashion fabrics, I thought I would straight away use this design as a
material for a dress.

The
set that I have used is very similar to the previous example but with
a different item of clothing although the model is the same. The
design for the dress uses 1970s inspired motifs and also the
colouring is very close to that which would have been used in the
United Kingdom at that time.

I
did experiment with the scale and decided that, because this is a
Belle Epoque 2 pattern, it looks best at the scale shown.

If you wish, you can also see larger versions of this and, of course, my other designs and patterns for interiors on my Flickr page, a link to which is here.

This
design was made from the very outset to be a fashion fabric rather
than a design for soft furnishings although, I do agree, that it
would also make excellent material for curtains.

The
motif is inspired by the patterns used in the United Kingdom in the
1970s and the colouring is also very similar to the colours used at
that time although this does not give the pattern a dated or period
look.

This
pattern is, of course, a design that adheres to my Belle Epoque 2
ideas since it has a relatively small-scale as well as a fast repeat.
I need to experiment to see whether, as a fashion fabric, it would
look better at a smaller scale although, at the scale shown, it does
lend itself well to soft furnishing.

If you wish, you can also see larger versions of this and, of course, my other designs and patterns for interiors on my Flickr page, a link to which is here.

Because
this is a Belle Epoque 2 design, it makes excellent wrapping paper
when used at most scales because of the close placement of the motifs
and the fast and very noticeable repeat. In other words, it is an
instant hit with the eyes as soon as you see it which is why, of
course, it would be difficult to use this design for wallpaper or, to
an extent, for other use such as soft furnishing.

I
have tried to tidy up my set to make the image will look a little
nicer and to give a better impression of how this design would look
were it created in wrapping paper.

This
pattern is also suitable for making into gift bags but, since I have
shown the last two wrapping paper patterns as a gift bags, I’ve
decided to leave this as a parcel.

If you wish, you can also see larger versions of this and, of course, my other designs and patterns for interiors on my Flickr page, a link to which is here.

I
decided to create another design to be used for wrapping paper and to
help me I looked at some of the more interesting 1950s British
patterns that had been created. This period used talent that had
emerged fresh and eager to design in a hopeful world recovering from
the horror of the recent war and is a fertile period for inspiration.

The
design uses simple and very obvious motives to create a flamboyant
and quite decorative pattern effect. The inspiration is very
mid-century and the colours used are from my extended mid-century
palette of colours that would have been used at the time.

I
have already tried this as a texture for wrapping paper and I am
pleased with the result although I want to try and make my final 3D
image look a little nicer before I bring it to you. I have had some
further thoughts about other uses for the design and, of course, it
is quite possible that this could be used to make gift bags, the sort
that I have already presented in this blog. In addition, this is, I
feel, a pattern that could have a quite wide variety of other
interesting decorative uses.

If you wish, you can also see larger versions of this and, of course, my other designs and patterns for interiors on my Flickr page, a link to which is here.

I
am pleased to say that I now have three mannequin sets that I can use
for fashion patterns and the image here shows one of them which uses
as a texture the pattern that I showed yesterday.

This
set is a reworking of a mannequin set that I have used previously but
now the texture on the dress is fully scalable. This was not
possible before and it limited my ability but now that this problem
has been solved, I am ready to go.

The
figure and the dress are from Daz, a Genesis 2 figure, while the set
is constructed in Cinema 4D. In addition, I have tweaked the
lighting to give, hopefully, a better final result.

If you wish, you can also see larger versions of this and, of course, my other designs and patterns for interiors on my Flickr page, a link to which is here.

I
have been hampered for some time by the lack of a suitable 3D set
that I can use to display designs created for fashion. I am pleased
to say that I have now been able to produce a set which I am happy
with and one that allows me to easily adjust the scale of the
textures which is something that was previously causing problems.

The
first pattern I intend to use is shown above. This design, as you
would expect, has its roots in mid-century and the colouring is also
based on simple mid-century colours which would have been in use at
the time. The design was intended from the outset to be for fashion
and the weekend has given me the chance to make some alterations to
the mannequin set that I used previously which now allows me to
display fashion patterns correctly and also lets me easily change the
scale of texture.

I
am putting the final touches to the 3D image and I will be excited to
bring this to you shortly.

If you wish, you can also see larger versions of this and, of course, my other designs and patterns for interiors on my Flickr page, a link to which is here.